New Mexico § 62-16-2 Findings and purposes

New Mexico Statutes

§ 62-16-2 — Findings and purposes

New Mexico § 62-16-2

Ch. 62Electric, Gas and Water Utilities

Art. 16Renewable Energy Act

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 62-16-2 (2026).

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A. The legislature finds that:

(1)the generation of electricity through the use of renewable energy presents opportunities to promote energy self-sufficiency, preserve the state's natural resources and pursue an improved environment in New Mexico;

(2)the use of renewable energy by public utilities subject to commission oversight in accordance with the Renewable Energy Act can bring significant economic benefits to New Mexico;

(3)public utilities should be required to include prescribed amounts of renewable energy in their electric energy supply portfolios for sales to retail customers in New Mexico by prescribed dates;

(4)public utilities should be able to recover their reasonable costs incurred to procure or generate energy from renewable energy resources used to meet the requirements

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A. The legislature finds that: (1) the generation of electricity through the use of renewable energy presents opportunities to promote energy self-sufficiency, preserve the state's natural resources and pursue an improved environment in New Mexico; (2) the use of renewable energy by public utilities subject to commission oversight in accordance with the Renewable Energy Act can bring significant economic benefits to New Mexico; (3) public utilities should be required to include prescribed amounts of renewable energy in their electric energy supply portfolios for sales to retail customers in New Mexico by prescribed dates; (4) public utilities should be able to recover their reasonable costs incurred to procure or generate energy from renewable energy resources used to meet the requirements of the Renewable Energy Act; (5) a public utility should have incentives to go beyond the minimum requirements of the renewable portfolio standard; (6) public utilities should not be required to acquire energy generated from renewable energy resources that could result in costs above a reasonable cost threshold; and (7) it may serve the public interest for public utilities to participate in national or regional renewable energy trading. B. The purposes of the Renewable Energy Act are to: (1) prescribe the amounts of renewable energy resources that public utilities shall include in their electric energy supply portfolios for sales to retail customers in New Mexico by prescribed dates; (2) allow public utilities to recover costs through the rate-making process incurred for procuring or generating renewable energy used to comply with the prescribed amount; and (3) protect public utilities and their ratepayers from renewable energy costs that are above a reasonable cost threshold.